Chapter 320: Airborne Assault (Medium)
In order to solve the problem that the tank may be snatched by the enemy because there is no ammunition or fuel in the airborne, Milu put an airborne squad in each ju89, and the members of this tank are also on this tank, and at the same time a base supply is also on this ju89, they are airborne separately from the tank, and after the ju89 drops the third tank, the supply will be airdropped immediately, and finally the personnel parachute, this parachute is much better than the previous one, and can control the landing direction, these people have been trained during this time, It is still certain to land two hundred meters around the tank.
When three red flares rose in the sky, the ju89 on the upper airfield above Sicily began to roar, began to slowly glide towards the runway, and then slowly accelerated, faster and faster. Countless huge bodies rose into the air, powerful air currents rolling, and the commanders on the ground were almost unable to stand on their feet.
After fifty JU89 take-off, began to form in the air, because it is airborne, so JU89 adopts a close formation, so that the personnel and equipment may not be too scattered when airborne, although the close formation, but the distance between JU89 is still two or three hundred meters away, this distance is very dangerous for JU89, it is a test of the pilot's ability, but these JU89 pilots can choose all the German elite pilots, this difficulty is still no problem.
The plane took off, and immediately my ears buzzed. Gradually, the sound became quieter, and the plane flew higher and higher, and the more stable it became. Looking down from the window, the white clouds in the sky are tumbling, in a thousand postures. Some are like Snow Maidens, some are like white rabbits, and some are like mushrooms...... Under the golden sunlight, the white clouds seem to be covered with a golden veil, which makes them even more beautiful.
Milou finally waited for the plane to take off, as the plane roared into the blue sky. His heart was thrilled. For many years, the goal he had been longing for had been achieved, and the truly earnest paratrooper operation was about to be realized. Airplanes pierce through the clouds. After a while, it flew to cruising altitude. The clouds in the sky are really beautiful, and some are like cotton quietly. Some of them looked like a group of dancing girls, but the plane didn't seem to move, and only the sound of the motor roared. JU89 has reached an altitude of 7,000 meters at this time, and at this time I am watching the blue sky in the atmosphere, and the white clouds are slowly passing away. Milou truly experienced the myriad forms of white clouds and the infinite wonders of nature, which felt very wonderful.
"Buzz...... Buzz ......"
The four huge propeller engines of the JU89 roared mightily, carrying the 1st Armored Paratrooper Division towards the island of Malta. Sicily is 90 kilometers from the island of Malta, which is not a distance at all for the ju89, which only needs to carry a small half of the fuel, and can easily fly back and forth, and the flight time is not long.
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The command of the British army on the island of Malta, Lieutenant General Freiberg has now become the commander-in-chief of the island defense force on the island of Malta, and Freiberg was a major general last time, because of his excellent performance in Sicily, he was quickly promoted to a first-class rank, which made Freiberg very fluttering. However, Freiberg did not dare to be careless in the defense of the island of Malta.
Freiberg used the forces at his disposal to arrange two defense areas, two trap areas. The first defense is Valletta Port, and the second defense area is Malta Airport. There's a reason Freiberg made Port Valletta the number one defensive priority, and there were two reasons why Freiberg decided to focus on Valletta.
First, according to British intelligence analysis, Italy's navy has frequent movements and has the intention of attacking the island of Malta, and Valletta is the source of supply for the island of Malta, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the port of Valletta is the lifeline of the island's defenders.
Second, the geographical location of the island of Malta is determined. The island of Malta is 90 kilometres from Sicily in Italy and 150 kilometres from Africa. The Italian navy is still relatively strong, and Freiberg does not dare to abandon the port of Valletta. As long as the Italian navy occupies the port of Valletta, Italy can send a steady stream of troops to the island, and the defenders on the island will die.
In the port of Valletta, Freiberg arranged almost 20,000 garrison troops, and around the airport Freiberg arranged a division of troops, about 72,000 people, and the other 20,000 people Freiberg arranged two large traps in the two relatively flat places around the airport and the port of Valletta.
It is a pity that the two traps set by Freiberg are less than 20 kilometers away from the airport and the port of Valletta, and Li Mo chose to parachute 36 kilometers away from the airport on the island of Malta, and when Freiberg discovers the parachute landing site of the 15th Panzer Army, even if he arrives immediately, it will be too late, as long as the tanks of the paratroopers of the 15th Panzer Army are ready, I don't know what the British gentry soldiers of Freiberg will behave.
Although Milou is the commander of the regiment, there is no special treatment on this plane, and he also needs to be airborne like ordinary soldiers, even if he is the commander of a paratrooper division, there is no difference between the commander of a paratrooper division of the Wehrmacht in the last battle of Sicily.
"Toot toot...... Toot ......"
"We've flown over the island of Malta and we're going to get down to the top soon."
"Bumper ...... Bumper ......"
Countless shells exploded under the ju89, but unfortunately, the British anti-aircraft guns could not reach the ju89, if the ju89 wanted to be airborne in the enemy's anti-aircraft fire at this time, it was bound to reduce the height, and the result was also shot down, but the parachute landing site of the ju89 was not the place where the British arranged the anti-aircraft fire, Li Mo would rather choose a distance, but also to ensure the safety of the ju89, it seems that he did the right thing.
Soon the JU89 flew past the British anti-aircraft gun positions, and the fireworks that were blooming wantonly in the air gradually faded away, and a few minutes later the green instructions in the Milou cabin flashed:
"Toot toot toot...... Toot Toot ......"
At this time, the JU89 was close to 1,500 meters from the ground, and after many tests by Milu, the No. 3 tank should land intact, which is the most ideal.
"Open the tail hatch and prepare to drop the tank, 1, 2, 3 put ...... Bang dang...... Hurry, the supplies are dropped, the personnel start parachuting, hurry. ”
Milu commanded the people in his JU89 plane to airdrop the No. 3 tank first, and then the supply, everyone has trained more than ten times, although nervous, but there is no panic, everything is carried out in an orderly manner, and after the tank and supplies are airdropped, it is the personnel parachuting, and Milu is the first to jump out of the cabin.
As soon as Milu jumped out of the cabin, the sky was already covered with white parachutes, Milou and their group were not the earliest to parachute, Milu hurriedly controlled the direction of the parachute with his hands, in fact, this control is complex and simple, it is very difficult to fall on a one-meter square position, if you want to land in a large circle with a diameter of two hundred meters, it is still very easy.
Milou looked at the direction in which his tank landed, and each tank's huge parachute had a huge red number on it, so that all paratroopers could clearly see it, so that everyone could control their parachute to land in the direction of the tank.
…… (To be continued) R580
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